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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Ewa Podles & Garrick Ohlsson
Chopin: | Gdzie lubi (What She Likes), Op. 74 No. 5 Pierscien (The Ring), Op. 74 No. 14 Wojak (The Warrior), Op. 74 No. 10 Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Sliczny chlopiec (Handsome Lad), Op. 74 No. 8 | Mussorgsky: | Songs and Dances of Death | Rachmaninov: | Christ is risen, Op.26 No. 6 How fleeting is delight in love, Op.14 No. 3 She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 Prokhodit vse, Op.26 No.15 encore | Szymanowski: | Masques (3), Op. 34 | Tchaikovsky: | Was I not a blade of grass?, Op. 47 No. 7 None but the lonely heart, Op. 6 No. 6 Pesn' Zemfiri (Zemfira's song) |
plus songs by Chopin, Rachmaninov & Tchaikovsky
“I want my singing to have drama, to send a message, sometimes people cry when they hear me-this is what's important. I want people to love me or hate me because of the emotion of my singing” Ewa Podles Wigmore Hall Live proudly presents an all-Russian and Polish recital by the enigmatic Ewa Podles, widely regarded as the world’s leading contralto and one of the true great singers of our time. Recorded live at Wigmore Hall on 23 January 2008, this release marked Ewa Podles´ return to the Wigmore Hall stage after an absence of sixteen years. With her unique, dramatic voice of staggering range, agility and amplitude, Ewa Podles gives the kind of towering performance that has come to be expected of an artist who has acquired cult status and a near-fanatical following within the operatic world. In addition to her rigorous operatic calendar, which notably includes her highly-publicised return this year to the Metropolitan Opera Stage after twenty-four years, Podles´ is one of the most acclaimed recital and concert performers in the world. Accompanying Podles´ is the distinguished Garrick Ohlsson, whose solo performance of Szymanowski’s Masques “was a mastery display of sustained and imaginative virtuosity, matching the singer’s” Opera Now “The Polish-born American singer Ewa Podles is something of a cult figure, a true contralto of a quality rare nowadays. …she makes 'None but the lonely heart' remarkably touching and unhackneyed, and is a fearsomely defiant gypsy in 'Zemfira's song' - no wonder the audience erupts. Altogether, a healthy reminder that power and passion still have their part in memorable Lieder performances.” BBC Music Magazine, April 2009 **** “What comes over loud and clear is Podles's astonishing, bronze-toned lower registers and her remarkable, if slightly grand manner, and powers of declamation. The centrepiece is an unnerving performance of Mussorgsky's Songs and Dances of Death, though the tracks you will want to return to are songs by Rachmaninov in orientalist mode, which she delivers in ways that are simply overpowering.” The Guardian, 13th March 2009 **** | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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Rachmaninov: | At the gates of the holy cloister Nothing shall I say to you Again you are bestirred, my heart. April! A festive day in the spring. Dusk was falling. Song of the disenchanted The flower died Do you remember the evening? O, no, I beg you, do not leave, Op. 4 No. 1 Morning, Op. 4 No. 2 In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 Sing not, O lovely one (Ne poi, krasavitsa, pri mne), Op. 4 No. 4 Oh, my field, Op. 4 No. 5 It wasn't long ago, my friend, Op. 4 No. 6 Water lily, Op. 8 No. 1 My child, your beauty is that of a flower, Op. 8 No. 2 Thoughts, reflections, Op. 8 No. 3 I fell in love, to my sorrow, Op. 8 No. 4 A dream, Op. 8 No. 5 Prayer, Op. 8 No. 6 I await you, Op.14 No. 1 Small island, Op. 14 No. 2 How fleeting is delight in love, Op.14 No. 3 I was with her, Op. 14 No. 4 Summer nights Op.14 No. 5 You are so loved by all, Op.14 No. 6 Do not believe me, friend, Op. 14 No. 7 Oh, do not grieve, Op.14 No. 8 She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 In my soul, Op.14 No.10 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 It is time, Op. 14 No. 12 |
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Chopin: | Gdzie lubi (What She Likes), Op. 74 No. 5 Sliczny chlopiec (Handsome Lad), Op. 74 No. 8 Pierscien (The Ring), Op. 74 No. 14 Piosnka litewska (Lithuanian Song), Op. 74 No. 16 Moja pieszczotka (My Sweetheart), Op. 74 No. 12 | Mussorgsky: | Songs and Dances of Death | Rachmaninov: | Christ is risen, Op.26 No. 6 Prokhodit vse, Op.26 No.15 How fleeting is delight in love, Op.14 No. 3 She is as beautiful as midday, Op.14 No. 9 Spring torrents, Op. 14 No.11 In the silence of the secret night, Op. 4 No. 3 | Scriabin: | Étude Op. 2 No. 1 in C sharp minor 12 Etudes for piano, Op. 8 Étude Op. 42 No. 5 in C sharp minor Étude Op. 42 No. 8 in E flat major Three Etudes Op. 65 (1911/1912) |
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